“SETI@home is a scientific experiment that will harness the
power of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in
the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can
participate by running a program that downloads and analyzes radio
telescope data. There’s a small but captivating possibility that
your computer will detect the faint murmur of a civilization beyond
Earth.
“SETI@home is scheduled to start in April 1999.”